Only 2 per cent of investors surveyed expect a recession this year; the consensus is for Q1 of 2020, though investors are split between 2019 (41 per cent) and 2020 (43 per cent), said the Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) in its May Fund Ma

The profit recession that has weighed on large-cap stocks on Wall Street for the past three quarters may be loosening its grip as US companies allow a hint of blue sky to poke through the gloom.
As companies share their expectatio

Analysts have cut their economic growth forecasts for the Gulf Arab oil exporting states further despite a rebound in crude prices, because of the impact of governments' austerity policies, a Reuters poll found.
Brent crude oi

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Asian shares slid to their lowest levels since late 2011 on Monday after weak US economic data and massive falls in oil prices stoked further worries about a global economic downturn.
Oil prices fell as much as 4 per cent on Monda

Analysts have cut their forecasts for economic growth in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf's other rich oil states this year but still expect the region to avoid recession by a comfortable margin, a Reuters poll found.
The median fore

Japan's annual export growth slowed to a crawl in September as shrinking sales to China hurt the volume of shipments, raising fears that weak overseas demand may have pushed the economy into recession.
Ministry of Finance data

Global oil demand will ultimately react to lower prices, though it could stay weak in the first of the year as Middle East growth slows and Russia heads into recession, a report said.
Models suggest a six-month lag and a limited r

European stock markets fell for a second day on Wednesday, pushing world share indices back towards their lowest in six months as concern mounts over global economic growth.
New York markets were set to open flat to higher and cur